A passenger seated in 4A handed a letter to a flight attendant outlining their travel requirements. They insisted that no coffee be served on board the flight, no nuts, and that they needed to be shielded from perfumes; colognes; scented soap; body lotion; and jet fuel.
Pay Rent, Fly Qatar’s Luxury Cabins—Bilt Just Added Qatar Airways As A Transfer Partner
May
22
2025
This move is another opportunity for the unprecedentedly large transfer bonuses that Bilt offers, and for other special promotions like status match offers.
They’re Finally Feeding Us: American Adds Steak Sandwiches, Tapas, And Jerky In Coach
May
21
2025
The airline announced today the addition to Socorro Tequila onboard starting June 1, and new snack baskets starting June 11 (in addition to a separate midday basket in addition to the morning and afternoon baskets).
But what I’m most interested in is the June 1 expansion of buy on board items.
‘She Got Extra Snacks And A Better Seat’—Another Passenger Reported A Bribe, And The Flight Attendant Was Suspended
May
21
2025
Flight attendants are getting busted for accepting gifts from passengers – after passengers have been inspired to bribe their crew by a viral TikTok trend.
‘That Guy Has A Bomb’: Erratic Navy Tech’s Lie Halts Takeoff—FBI Storms Hawaii Flight With Guns Drawn
May
21
2025
The captain halted the departure process, emergency vehicles surrounded the plane, and armed FBI agents boarded the aircraft. Initially passengers were told there was a ‘technical issue’ but that was clearly false when government agents, rather than mechanics, boarded the plane with weapons and not tools.
This $350 Holiday Inn Express Looks Like The Most Expensive In The World—Because Their $200 Locals Deposit Has To Be Included In The Price
May
21
2025
The better approach, now that these fees are showing up and making the property look exorbitantly expensive, might just be to call the cops on parties before any damage gets done? Put out free donuts and coffee and make the hotel a place cops are happy to stop by first, of course.
You’re Now Paying An ‘Employee Fee’—To Self-Checkout Machines At Newark Airport
May
21
2025
Mandatory tipping of people is bad enough, mandatory tipping of machines seems to be where we’re headed. You’ll face a surcharge to cover… their health care costs? I guess that’s what they’re calling maintenance these days.
“Why Don’t Homeless People Just Get A Platinum Card?” One Man Lived In Airport Lounges—Then Got Arrested
May
21
2025
The idea here, I guess, is to shift the burden of homelessness off of society at large and onto airlines and other lounge operators even where those lounges have extremely limited space and too much demand, and they’re expensive to maintain – and lack social services. What could possibly go wrong?
Aaron Burr Skirted Banking Laws to Found J.P. Morgan Chase—And It Helped Spark the Duel That Killed Hamilton [Roundup]
May
21
2025
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Bilt Cuts Rent Points For Most Cards—But Travel Partner Cards Could Soon Earn 3X (Like Alaska)
May
20
2025
Bilt is adjusting points-earning for rent payments on their new feature to earn rewards paying rent with any card, for a fee.
